I Was a Stranger

I Was a Stranger (2025)

Based on 14 million true stories.

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2025-12-31
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: العربية
  • Production Company: Philistine Films
  • Production Country: Jordan, Turkey, Palestinian Territory, United States of America
  • Director: Brandt Andersen
star 6.4/10
From 8 Ratings
9.3

Summary

A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage, their choices, and their humanity.

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  • Yasmine Al Massri

    as Amira Homsi
  • Yahya Mahayni

    as Mustafa
  • Omar Sy

    as Marwan
  • Ziad Bakri

    as Fathi
  • Constantine Markoulakis

    as Stavros
  • Jason Beghe

    as Dr. Kroft
  • Ayman Samman

    as Shaheen
  • Massa Daoud

    as Rasha Homsi
  • Angeliki Papoulia

    as Helena
  • Saleh Bakri

    as Alaa
  • Jay Abdo

    as Papa Homsi
  • Vicky Papadopoulou

    as Charoula
  • Yumna Marwan

    as Rima Homsi
  • Baeyen Hoffman

    as Yusuf
  • Thanos Tokakis

    as Nikolas
  • Konstadinos Danikas

    as Babis
  • Mahmood Bakri

    as Tarek
  • Ioanna Meli

    as Saylor
  • Carlos Chahine

    as Jack
  • Fares Al-Helou

    as Adeem Faris
  • Grigoria Metheniti

    as Mando
  • Sara El Debuch

    as Sara
  • Rami Farah

    as Muhammad
Production Charlie Endean Producer
Camera Jonathan Sela Director of Photography
Sound Kostas Varympopiotis Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Visual Effects Rafiq Kamhawi Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting James Elton Davis Gaffer
Editing Dave Hussey Digital Intermediate Colorist
Directing Melike Toz Third Assistant Director
Production Hussain Shafaqouj Casting Assistant
Production Laura Haddadin Production Coordinator
Production Yousef Khoury Assistant Production Manager
Directing Brandt Andersen Director
Production Duff Rich Executive Producer
Art Romolo Pompa Supervising Art Director
Art Ivan Janakat Set Decoration
Directing Merve Toz First Assistant Director
Art Pateel Kishmishian Graphic Designer
Sound Burakhan Can Boom Operator
Sound Rawad Hobeika Sound Mixer
Lighting Maher Al-Midaani Lighting Technician
Camera Duygu Gunesli Third Assistant Camera
Production Ibraheem Shaheen Line Producer
Art Duygu Gülakan Property Master
Production Abed Al Salam Al-Ouri Casting Assistant
Costume & Make-Up Nabil Khoury Assistant Costume Designer
Production Anil Tasdogen Location Manager
Art Sami Zarour Set Decoration
Directing Charlie Endean Second Unit Director
Art Hulusi Ayranci Standby Property Master
Art Sevi Sevgi Assistant Art Director
Sound Hisham Sharafeddine Boom Operator
Production Brandt Andersen Producer
Production Omer Ozkurt Unit Production Manager
Production Younis Alharaki Casting
Visual Effects Pantelis Anastasiadis Visual Effects
Camera Younis Alharaki Assistant Camera
Lighting Evren Ozfirat Gaffer
Editing Hunter Furnish Online Editor
Crew Fares Rawas Transportation Captain
Writing Brandt Andersen Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Rawan Al-Refai Assistant Makeup Artist
Directing Melissa Karam Second Assistant Director
Art Umut Akand Set Dresser
Directing Nick Page First Assistant Director
Art Masa Abuqura Set Designer
Production Yigit Alihan Oncul Production Assistant
Production Ossama Bawardi Producer
Production Dina Prior Executive Producer
Directing Mahdi Abu-Salma Third Assistant Director
Directing Toufic Khreich First Assistant Director
Crew Dimitar Ilkov Stunts
Lighting Hosni Al Baqa Gaffer
Camera Michael Monar Aerial Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Zeina Soufan Costume Supervisor
Production Ryan Busse Producer
Camera Anton Demerjian First Assistant "B" Camera
Camera Osman Yilmaz Second Assistant Camera
Art Julie Berghoff Production Design
Camera Edze Ali Still Photographer
Camera Qusai Harb Key Grip
Camera Nasser Kadamani Assistant Camera
Lighting Emre Kilcioglu Rigging Grip
Camera Ariel Schvartzman "A" Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up Ezgi Aum Altunkaynak Set Costumer
Art Hilal Jabareen Property Master
Camera Stephen Early First Assistant "A" Camera
Production Theresa Preston Warner Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Hamada Atallah Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Mohammad Rasheed Makeup Artist
Sound Aris Louziotis Sound Designer
Directing Alia Hatough Script Supervisor
Production Chloe Tannous Production Coordinator
Art Ibrahim Daoud Set Dresser
Crew Ugur Palanci Stunts
Crew Pelin Su Kadi Video Assist Operator
Costume & Make-Up Mohammad Waseem Souda Wardrobe Coordinator
Camera Abdulrahman Alshayeb Assistant Camera
Sound Nick Chuba Original Music Composer
Production Chad Stahelski Executive Producer

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